Piagetian notions of assimilation and accommodation • From social psychology‚ the issue of stereotyping and prejudice and even cognitive dissonance • From sociology‚ professional socialization and ideology‚ and Goffmann’s ideas about "framing" and the ethno-methodologists’ "typifications". • And from social anthropology‚ the potency of cultural perspectives and assumptions Erik Erikson’s theory of psychosocial stages of development has been widely accepted as a matured and much sounder judgment of
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CHALLENGES OF MICROFINANCE BANKING IN NIGERIA-1 Nigerians‚ like many other Africans are generally known as their brother’s keepers in view of the extended family system. But when truly analyzed‚ there is a possibility that this may not be so? Perhaps a hypothetical deep may reveal that not up to 10% of Nigerians would invest in ventures or people that would yield them nothing in return and here I mean‚ “Returns in the short run or in the immediate”. The returns may be financial‚ emotional‚ spiritual
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University of Phoenix Material Islam Worksheet 1. Explain the meaning of the name‚ Islam. To understand the religion Islam the most important thing is to understand the meaning of the name. As one can see that Islam is not named after a person like in Christianity after Jesus Christ. Islam is the true religion of Allah and as such‚ its name represents the main principle of Allah “God” religion the total submission to the will of Allah. Islam means the submission or surrender of one’s will
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The Genetics of Violence Introduction We‚ in the 1990 ’s‚ are slowly and inevitably being faced with the sociological and biological implications of impending genetic power. This power is analytical‚ in such cases as the Human Genome Project‚ which will hopefully succeed in mapping out the genetic code for the entire human genetic composition. Moreover‚ this power is preventative and participatory in that it can be‚ and is being‚ used to control the behavior of humans and other animals. This new
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Early Religious Wars “In the long term we can hope that religion will change the nature of man and reduce conflict. But history is not encouraging in this respect. The bloodiest wars in history have been religious wars.” - (Quote from former President Richard M. Nixon) The timeline below depicts the major wars of Religion in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries that will be covered in this paper. The French Wars of Religion: 1562-1598 The “St. Bartholomew Massacre” was the
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CASTE AND CENSUS: IMPLICATIONS TO SOCIETY Dr. Afonso Botelho Associate Professor‚ Department of Sociology Rosary College of Commerce and Arts‚ Navelim – Goa ____________________________________________________________________ Abstract: The proposal to reintroduce caste as a category in the 2011 census sparked off considerable discussion among sociologists‚ anthropologists and others. This paper attempts to analyze the pros and cons of the idea to reintroduce the variable of caste‚ a distinctive
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Social Science Vol. 1 No. 15 [Special Issue – October 2011] ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF CHURCH PROLIFERATION: THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD AS A CASE STUDY IBIYINKA OLUSOLA ADESANYA‚ PhD DEPARTMENT OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION UNIVERSITY OF ADO-EKITI ADO-EKITI‚ EKITI STATE NIGERIA Abstract The environmental effects of proliferation of churches continued to be a major concern to all and particularly those in the mainstream of environmental protection. So disturbing has it become that
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in December 2005. It was described as THE COMMUNAL VIOLENCE (PREVENTION‚ CONTROL AND REHABILITATION OF VICTIMS) BILL‚ 2005. Official declaration described this bill as‚"A bill to empower the Sate Governments and the Central Government to take measures to provide for the prevention and control of communal violence which threatens the secular fabric‚ unity‚ integrity and internal security of the nation and rehabilitation of victims of such violence and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto
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Development and Social Welfare Programmes in Nigeria****** National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Historical Background The National Youth Service Corps is a scheme set up by the Nigerian government to involve the country ’s graduate – youth‚ in the development of the country. It is an organization that was established to ensure improved ties among the Nigerian people through her beloved youth‚ following the unfortunate event of the Civil War (July 1967 – 15 January 1970). General Yakubu Gowon’s administration
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Media Violence In An Electronic Society In Scharrer’s article “The behavioral‚ affective‚ and cognitive implications of media violence: Complex relationships between young people and texts” she explores the correlation between media violence and rising rates of violent acts. She makes the claim that media violence desensitizes younger children to either fear or recreate the violent acts they see in media. This correlation between violent images and violent acts is undeniable and clearly supported
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